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Tasnim News Agency
Iranian IRGC state-controlled
Tasnim News Agency is owned and run by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, making it one of the most directly state-controlled news outlets in Iran. Its coverage promotes hardline Islamic Republic positions and is hostile to U.S. policy. Since Trump's second term began in January 2025, Tasnim has consistently criticized the administration, including launching a dedicated 'Trump Check' segment to challenge Trump's statements about Iran.
Owned byFounded and controlled by commanders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); co-founders Hamidreza Moghaddamfar and Majid Gholizadeh, both IRGC officers, remain executives. Also linked to the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IIDO).
LeaningIranian IRGC state-controlled
On the administrationbroadly critical
9average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun